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For students brave enough to dust off their passports in seeking a Ph.D., the rewards can be great.

Science Careers provides direct links to GrantsNet's funding database, so you can find your next science scholarship, internship, or research opportunity.

Spending some time investigating your interests before starting a Ph.D. will improve the likelihood that you pick a project that keeps your interest over several years.

After decades of blind faith, educators are finally beginning to investigate what makes for a good research experience.

Successful diversity programs level the playing field for women and minorities by addressing their needs and teaching undergraduates the unwritten rules of academic science.

The National Unions of Students in Europe has long campaigned for easier mobility--of students, degrees, and scholarships.

Figuring out what works is vitally important to the country, say U.S. educators. Each year, hundreds of thousands of U.S. students get their only exposure to science in an intro class--and most leave without understanding how science works or with any desire to take further courses.

"I was optimistically willing to sacrifice any number of years of my life and money for that career path." --Laurie Earls

A student who arrives with little specific knowledge of the graduate program or its faculty "is bound to make a bad impression." --James Faubion

“There are not only opportunities for scientists in R&D and operations, but also in areas such as marketing, sales, and business development. We are always looking for talent in all these sectors, and we have openings and candidates for these positions all throughout the year.”

Psychologists share tips for figuring out what's sapping your enthusiasm—and how to get it back.

Here's everything you need to know about delivering oral scientific presentations (except the science), all in one place.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

Identifying and addressing self-confidence issues can help early-career scientists make swifter progress.

One of the last sessions at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting looked at transformative research and the factors that facilitate it—or don't.

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.

A new crowd-funding platform allows grads to raise money by offering backers a share of their success.